Tim Wildmon: All right, welcome back, everybody, to Trivia Friday on American Family Radio, also known as Learning University, learning universities on the air. We have 24 and a half more minutes of education and knowledge to bring forth unto thee. We're going to repeat our questions that have heretofore been asked. I'm Tim with Ed and Tony. All right, go ahead, Ed.

Ed: Here are my three questions. What was the first animal sent into space by the United States in 1946? Second question: Each president's nose on Mount Rushmore is about 20 feet long, roughly the height of a two-story building. Is that true or false? Third question: The long, wide robe worn over the shoulder by ancient Romans was called what? I'll add one more: Greenland, the world's largest island, is larger than the states of Texas, California, and Montana combined. Is that true or false?

Ed: I'm going to throw one more in there just in case. What is the only U.S. state whose capital has no McDonald's restaurant?

Tim Wildmon: That's why Trump never stops there.

Tim Wildmon: All right, here are my two questions. Other than watermelons, what are the two most-eaten melons in the United States? One of the names has not been answered, and I thought it would be by now. Number two: Which spice is derived from the bark of a tree?

Tim Wildmon: Back to the phones. All right, we go to Texas again, and Brett is on the line. Brett, welcome to Trivia Friday.

Brett: Hello, professors.

Tim Wildmon: Hey, Brett.

Tony: Hello, Brett.

Tim Wildmon: Are you turning into a Dollar General? It sounds like you have your blinker on.

Brett: No, I'm the mail guy. I talked to you all a little before Christmas.

Tim Wildmon: Oh, yeah, okay. Thanks for delivering the mail. Do you want to ask a question, answer one, or do both?

Brett: I'll do both.

Tim Wildmon: All right, which one do you want to try to answer?

Brett: I know quite a few of them, but I think Tim still has two questions.

Tim Wildmon: Me? I have two questions.

Brett: The melon?

Tim Wildmon: The melon question or the spice question?

Brett: I'll go with the spice. It's the cinnamon.

Tim Wildmon: He's going for the bark question. Well, he's barking up the right tree. See what I did there?

Ed: We saw it from old times.

Tim Wildmon: The question that Brother Brett is going to answer is this: Which spice is derived from the bark of a tree? What say you, Brett?

Tim Wildmon: Did you know the answer to that, or did you look it up?

Brett: Yes. My son's a huge cook and loves all things cinnamon, so I get educated by him pretty regularly.

Tim Wildmon: Well, there we go. Among the best things in life, cinnamon is going to rank number 17.

Ed: I think it's mighty fine. Maybe higher.

Tony: I like where Brett turned this spiritual.

Tim Wildmon: Spiritual, because he said it's the inner bark. Isn't that what adds the spice to life? When the storms of life peel the outer bark from a tree, what is underneath is revealed. Is it cinnamon, or is it something less palatable that does not make everyone else's life better around you?

Ed: I think we're onto something here, but we haven't quite gotten there.

Tim Wildmon: Brett, that was a beautiful thing you opened up. But I have to ask you this question. This is for a Learning University Trivia Friday T-shirt, which I made. Your correct answer is the spice that is derived from the bark of a tree. Now, Brett, can you tell me what kind of tree the cinnamon bark comes from?

Brett: No, I can't say I do. I wish I did.

Tim Wildmon: That is a hard question. Very disappointing.

Ed: He's in the chair.

Tony: He put the shirt back on the chair, Brett.

Brett: I just thought better of it.

Tim Wildmon: Do you know the answer to that question?

Ed: Well, yeah, because that's my question.

Tim Wildmon: The answer is an evergreen tree.

Ed: Cinnamon is harvested from the inner bark.

Tim Wildmon: He's right about the inner bark, and we're going to send him the T-shirt. Brett, if you'll hold on, we'll get your address and mail it to you.

Brett: How old is your son who loves all things cinnamon?

Tim Wildmon: How old is he?

Brett: Seventeen. He loves to cook.

Tim Wildmon: He doesn't love all things cinnamon. He loves to cook.

Ed: We're going to make this too far.

Tim Wildmon: We're going to send a T-shirt to you and to your 17-year-old son who loves to cook. Did you all have pumpkin spice? He and my wife are all about the pumpkin spice, too.

Ed: We have been talking about the pumpkin spice marathon.

Tim Wildmon: I'm personally and deeply opposed to pumpkin spice.

Tony: I like it in moderation.

Tim Wildmon: One other note about this: We import almost over a third of our cinnamon from Indonesia. It isn't grown in America. We don't grow the trees that make cinnamon.

Ed: Not with Trump in office. We're bringing cinnamon here, boys.

Tim Wildmon: We're going to hit the bark with tariffs. American cinnamon.

Tony: American cinnamon.

Tim Wildmon: We're going to name it the Gulf of Cinnamon. How about that?

Ed: I would go to that beach.

Tony: I love the smell of cinnamon.

Tim Wildmon: Anyway, you got it right, and we're going to need to get your address. What's your question for us, Brett?

Brett: What modern event was first held in Boston in 1903?

Tim Wildmon: What event?

Brett: What modern event was first hosted in Boston in 1903?

Ed: Oh, it exists today is what he's saying.

Tim Wildmon: I'm going to say the Boston Marathon. That's what I'm going to say.

Tony: The marathon?

Tim Wildmon: That's a good guess. Do you have something better?

Ed: Don't say anything. We're just kind of talking. Maybe it is the marathon.

Tim Wildmon: What else does Boston know about? The World Series? How old is Major League Baseball?

Ed: I don't know about that.

Tim Wildmon: All right, I'll go with you. You could be right. I'll go with the Boston Marathon.

Tony: I'm going to say the World Series.

Tim Wildmon: You guys are going to say the Boston Marathon?

Ed: I understood the question the way Tony did.

Tony: We all have our way of looking at this. We're trying to get to the same place. We're coming at it from different directions.

Tim Wildmon: It's 2026. It's the Boston Marathon to me. Whether that's the right answer or not, that's our truth.

Ed: We have the Boston Marathon and the World Series. Were either of us right?

Tim Wildmon: Yes, actually, you're right. I'm surprised that you got it.

Ed: So that means I was right, Brett.

Tony: If you keep going down this path, you lose your reward in heaven.

Ed: I don't want to do that.

Tim Wildmon: All right, Brett, we're going to put you on hold. Sydney Roberts is going to get your information. I hope you know your son's T-shirt size, too, because we'll send each of you a T-shirt. Say hi to your son for us. God bless you, and have a good weekend.

Tony: I love cinnamon. Cinnamon on anything makes it better. Cinnamon toast, growing up.

Ed: Cinnamon by itself? No.

Tim Wildmon: He's got to be on something.

Tony: When I was younger, there was such a thing called the Cinnamon Challenge. Grant, do you remember this?

Grant: No.

Tony: People would film themselves trying to eat a spoonful of cinnamon. It sucks all the moisture out of your mouth, and people would spew it all over the place.

Tim Wildmon: It sounds like it would be dangerous.

Ed: I was disappointed we weren't eating Tide Pods.

Tony: It was something that was supposed to be consumed.

Tim Wildmon: All right, you're listening to Trivia Friday on American Family Radio. I'm Tim with Ed and Tony. Who's next?

Ed: We're going back to Texas. We have a bunch of Texas still left. Vera is on the line. Vera, welcome to Trivia Friday.

Vera: Thank you for having me.

Tim Wildmon: We're happy to have you. Vera, where are you calling from in Texas?

Vera: Palestine, Texas.

Tim Wildmon: Palestine?

Ed: Isn't that a cow?

Vera: Palestine is spelled like Palestine. It's south of Tyler and west of Shreveport.

Tim Wildmon: Isn't that where the space shuttle crashed and landed?

Vera: Parts of it, yes.

Tim Wildmon: I remember that made national news when that tragedy happened. They were talking about parts of the shuttle.

Ed: You mean Apollo 8?

Tony: Are you talking about the Challenger?

Tim Wildmon: Challenger?

Ed: Columbia.

Tony: Columbia.

Tim Wildmon: The Challenger was off the coast of Florida.

Vera: Yes.

Tim Wildmon: Maybe it was the one that blew up over Texas. Sorry to bring that memory back, but I remember Palestine, Texas being mentioned. Good memory. All right, Vera, do you want to answer, ask, or do both?

Vera: Both.

Tim Wildmon: Which one do you want to answer?

Vera: I want to answer the space question.

Tim Wildmon: All right, Vera, what was the first animal sent into space by the United States in 1946?

Tony: They left the window down and let the fruit fly.

Vera: Fruit fly.

Tim Wildmon: Very good. Excellent.

Ed: That's why I said I don't like what you did there.

Tim Wildmon: What did I do?

Ed: It is an animal. It's not a plant or a mineral.

Tim Wildmon: Thank you, Vera. I've double-checked this question. Was that intentional or unintentional?

Vera: It was intentional. I was joking about the window.

Tim Wildmon: You had me going. Close that window. You'll let the fruit fly.

Ed: What they did was send up some fruit flies that were a couple of days old.

Tim Wildmon: They were testing the effects of radiation levels on living things. Fruit flies actually have all kinds of tests performed on them.

Tony: I have no idea why.

Ed: That's not fair. Of all the animals in the world, they pick the fruit fly to pick on like that.

Tim Wildmon: The fruit fly reproduces quickly, so I think they were testing multiple generations.

Ed: They were excellent.

Tony: They weren't plants or minerals. Animals, plants, or minerals were the choices.

Tim Wildmon: I really didn't know we had a space program in 1946.

Ed: Part of it was developing the capacity for nuclear weapons, I think, for ICBMs and that kind of thing. It was probably some military interest.

Tim Wildmon: First we do fruit flies, then we do warheads. There we go.

Tim Wildmon: Go ahead, Vera. Do you have a question for us?

Vera: Which animal kills more people every year than any other animal?

Tim Wildmon: Tim's not going to like the question because you have the word animal in it.

Ed: I know the answer to this. That would be the mosquito, right?

Vera: Correct.

Tim Wildmon: How about that? Do you like that animal?

Ed: I like that morbid question by Vera, but do you like that animal?

Tim Wildmon: I don't like mosquitoes. Mosquitoes can do a lot of damage.

Ed: Yes, they can.

Tim Wildmon: Vera, that's a good question. She got the fruit fly question right, didn't she?

Ed: Yes.

Tim Wildmon: Since I mocked and made fun, we're going to send her a T-shirt to make up for it. Vera, do you want a T-shirt?

Vera: Like the last time I was on, I earned a T-shirt. Why don't we pass it on to the next caller?

Tim Wildmon: You got the Bradley tank one?

Vera: The Bradley tank.

Tim Wildmon: How long ago was that?

Vera: Just over about 10 weeks ago.

Ed: So it's probably the new one she got.

Tim Wildmon: Who's that in the background?

Vera: My husband of 57 years, Murray.

Tim Wildmon: Would he like a T-shirt? We'll send him the T-shirt since you don't want it.

Vera: He got one, too, because we collaborated on the most significant question.

Tim Wildmon: I remember that. We will pass it on. Hold on.

Ed: Vera doesn't want it, and her husband already has one.

Vera: We both have one.

Tim Wildmon: What's your pastor's name?

Vera: Let's just pass it on.

Ed: Give the shirt away. It's the last thing I do.

Tim Wildmon: That's why she said to pass it on to the next caller.

Ed: I don't want to do that. I don't want to give it to just anybody.

Tim Wildmon: Pastor Danny. We'll give a shirt to Pastor Danny.

Ed: That's what I'm talking about. Bless your pastor with one of these shirts because it's Pastor Appreciation Month.

Tim Wildmon: That's true.

Ed: The downside is that I don't know what the shirt says.

Tim Wildmon: Here's a shirt for you. It's Learning University. You need to do some learning.

Ed: He wanted a gift certificate to a restaurant, but she gets him a T-shirt.

Tim Wildmon: All right, Vera, thank you for sharing your question with us.

Vera: The answer was the mosquito.

Tim Wildmon: That's right. I'm sorry you didn't want the shirt, but Tim insists that you have it. I'm going to put you on hold, and Cindy Roberts will get your information. I hope you know your pastor's shirt size.

Ed: He's a big boy.

Tim Wildmon: We have XXL, and from there you just have to give it to random strangers.

Ed: Thank you, Vera and Murray. God bless you both. Have a wonderful weekend.

Tim Wildmon: Fifty-seven years they've been married. Let's give them a hand. We need more of that.

Tim Wildmon: You're listening to Trivia Friday on American Family Radio. I'm Tim with Ed and Tony. We're down to six minutes to go. Who's up next?

Ed: We're going back to Texas. I'm telling you, in Texas, one day we're staying in Texas. Jim is on the line. Jim, welcome to Trivia Friday.

Jim: Good morning, gentlemen.

Tim Wildmon: Where are you living in Texas?

Jim: I live in Anna, but I claim Van Alstyne, five miles up the road. That's my ancestral home.

Tim Wildmon: Wonderful. How far away is that if I'm looking at a map of Texas?

Jim: About halfway between Sherman and McKinney.

Tim Wildmon: Okay, I got you.

Jim: I know you're running out of time. I got Tony correct from last week. Willie was never on Gunsmoke. He was on Rawhide. King Curtis was the singer on Gunsmoke.

Ed: That was a Western question we had last week.

Tim Wildmon: Chuck Barris?

Tony: Chuck Barris.

Ed: Wasn't Chuck Woolery on Bonanza?

Tim Wildmon: No, I think Chuck Woolery was on The Gong Show. Little Joe shot him six times.

Ed: Do you remember The Gong Show?

Tim Wildmon: I think you're wrong about that, my friend. I think Chuck Woolery was on one of those dating game shows.

Ed: Look it up real quick.

Tim Wildmon: I don't want to apologize to everybody if I'm wrong about that.

Ed: Some guy named Barry was the host of The Gong Show.

Tim Wildmon: You may be right. I know you are right because I recognize that guy's face. He was not the guy I was thinking about.

Ed: That's what I'm saying.

Tim Wildmon: I'm right, you're wrong, guys. You didn't want to say that?

Ed: I didn't want to say that.

Tim Wildmon: Anyway, go ahead.

Jim: Do you want me to ask a question, answer one, or do both?

Tim Wildmon: Which one do you want to answer?

Jim: The melon question.

Tim Wildmon: Other than watermelons, what are the two most-consumed melons in the United States?

Jim: I'm going to say honeydews and cantaloupes.

Tim Wildmon: You got it. Jim, are you ready for a Learning University Trivia Friday T-shirt? Without looking it up, spell cantaloupe for me. You get one shot.

Jim: C-A-N-T-A-L-O-U-P-E.

Ed: Did he say I got C-A-N-T-A-L-O-U-P-E?

Tony: He got it.

Jim: Whatever.

Tim Wildmon: No, he's got it.

Ed: Cantaloupe is C-A-N-T-A-L-O-U-P-E.

Tim Wildmon: That is a tricky one. The letters can trip people up.

Jim: Thank you.

Tim Wildmon: We are going to send you a T-shirt because you got it right, and I stood up for you, Jim.

Jim: Thank you.

Tim Wildmon: We'll stay on the line, get your address, and send you the T-shirt. What's your question for us?

Ed: He just wanted to answer.

Tim Wildmon: All right, Jim, we'll put you on hold, and you'll get a T-shirt. Thank you for wanting it.

Ed: We need to give our answer. Here's the deal. Gina from Texas is also on the line. If you'll send us your phone number, we'll call you and get you on first thing next week.

Tim Wildmon: You may have to hang on there, Gina, because Cindy is getting Jim's information for the T-shirt. Hopefully she can get to you, and we'll get you on first thing next week.

Ed: Each president's nose on Mount Rushmore is about 20 feet long, roughly the height of a two-story building.

Tim Wildmon: I'm going to say false.

Tony: True.

Ed: It is true.

Tim Wildmon: Wow. Those heads are big.

Ed: And the long white robe worn over the shoulder by ancient Romans was called what?

Tony: I don't know.

Tim Wildmon: Toga.

Ed: Toga.

Tony: Toga.

Tim Wildmon: All right, you're up.

Ed: Greenland, the world's largest island, is larger than the states of Texas, California, and Montana combined. Is that true?

Tim Wildmon: That's probably true.

Ed: It is true, not by much, but it's true.

Tim Wildmon: What is the only U.S. state whose capital has no McDonald's restaurant?

Tony: Vermont.

Tim Wildmon: Vermont.

Ed: That's right.

Tim Wildmon: That's why Trump didn't stop there.

Ed: Our listeners, all of my questions were answered.

Tim Wildmon: Listen again. Thank you, everybody who made a donation during our Share-a-thon.

Ed: Pray for our friends on the Gulf Coast, who are going to have a long night.

Tim Wildmon: We thank you for listening to American Family Radio. Thanks for supporting us during Share-a-thon. If you weren't able to, please continue to listen and pray for us. Have a great weekend, everybody. We'll see you back here on Monday.